* South San Francisco Police Department asking for help to solve murders of Jose Manual Lopez and Ronald Aldrette Figueroa

The South San Francisco Police Department is asking for information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with either of the two murders in the city this year. Jose Manual Lopez, 15, was shot to death at about 7:30 p.m. May 4 while walking with another juvenile in the 800 block of Hickory Place, according to police. Lopez, a student at South San Francisco High School, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A late 1990s or 2000s silver minivan with tinted rear windows and sliding doors on both sides is believed to have been involved in the shooting, police said. On March 23, 29-year-old Ronald Aldrette Figueroa was gunned down in the 300 block of Lux Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. Police said Figueroa was shot in the face and died at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle in the area that may have been connected to the murder. They described the car as a red or orange four-door early 2000s Honda Civic with chrome rims.

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